Role: Lead structural steel and miscellaneous metals projects end-to-end from contract award through closeout reporting to the Director of Operations/COO.
Core responsibilities:
- Project execution: contract review, budgeting, scheduling, and managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Engineering/detailing coordination: reviewing drawings, RFIs, shop drawings, and resolving design conflicts before they hit fabrication
- Scope: structural steel (beams, columns, trusses, deck) and miscellaneous metals (stairs, railings, ladders, gates, canopies, etc.)
- Procurement & fabrication: material takeoffs, tracking long-lead items, coordinating shop priorities
- Field/erection management: sequencing, subcontractor management, punch-list completion
- Financials: budgets, cost forecasting, billing, collections
- Change orders: identifying scope changes, pricing them, negotiating with GCs
- Contract administration: protecting company interests, managing subcontract terms
- Leadership: overseeing PMs, engineers, detailers; mentoring junior staff
Desired Candidate Profile
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's in Civil/Structural Engineering or Construction Management (preferred)
- 8+ years of PM experience, ideally in structural steel/miscellaneous metals
- Strong grasp of fabrication/erection processes, scheduling, budgeting, and contracts
Preferred knowledge: AISC, AWS welding, OSHA steel erection standards; software like Tekla, SDS/2, Procore, Primavera P6, Bluebeam.
What success looks like: profitability, schedule performance, change-order recovery, billing timeliness, field quality, and client satisfaction.